Venezuela Trials Bitcoin for Passport Payments
The Venezuelan government briefly allowed passport applicants to pay with Bitcoin this week. The option was seen on SAIME, Venezuela’s Administrative Service for Identification, Migration and Foreig...
Ripple’s XRP Jumps After Former CFTC Chairman’s Latest Declaration
Ripple’s XRP made headlines after the former chairman of the CFTC suggested that the altcoin does not qualify as a security under U.S. law.
XRP Doesn’t Qualify as a Security
The former chairman of...
Charles Hoskinson: Ethereum Co-Founder to Cardano Creator
Charles Hoskinson is the CEO and founder of IOHK, the company behind the Cardano blockchain. Here’s how he got to where he is today and what he aims to accomplish through Cardano.
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IOTA Relaunches with Promises of Increased Security
Following a catastrophic hack, the IOTA Foundation announced that it successfully rebooted its network, with the promise of improved security.The network shut down last month following an attack again...
IRS Cryptocurrency Tax Summit Amidst Tightening Enforcement
The IRS is hosting a summit to discuss the tax implications of crypto early this March. Meaningful clarification on Bitcoin’s treatment, however, is not expected as the agency continues to leave tax...
Behind Kicktoken’s CoinMarketCap Ascent, Bags to Riches?
Over the last week, Kicktoken seems to have appeared out of nowhere. A coin that opened the year with a market cap of $11M had risen to $590M by Monday, with the coin itself gaining over 900% since Ja...
Rise of Libra and Digital Yuan Spur Action from Global Powers
Facebook’s Libra may have nudged central banks to open their eyes to the world of digital currencies, but China’s brisk progress on its digital yuan has compelled global powers to take CBDCs much ...
Brave Surpasses 10 Million Monthly Active Users
Brave Browser is experiencing robust user growth, gaining another 1.7 million active users over the last three weeks by carving out the privacy niche from Google Chrome.
Since its 1.0 launch mid-Novem...
No Threat of Centralization: How Exchanges View the Mining Industry
Coinbase, Kraken and other cryptocurrency exchanges are taking positions on proof-of-work consensus and Bitcoin mining. Despite criticisms against proof-of-work, they argue there is little risk of ce...